Refuse-receptacle.



S. MEYROWITZ.

REFUSE REUEPTAGLE.

APLIOATION FILED JULY 13,1911.

2 BBEIZTS-BHEBT 1.

ATTORNEYS S. MEYROWITZ.

REFUSE RBGEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 13,1911.

Pawntea 00u-:8,1912

2 SHEETS-1531122292 By j WJ@ ArmkA/EYS which is very necessary to be rn earn frana oracion.,

YORK. N. Y.

lllatlcntedct. 8, 19125. Serial No. 638,389.

To all whom 'it may concern:

e it known that I, SIMON .lvlmfnowvri;` a citizen o1"I the United States, and n resi'y dent of the city of New York, borough o'll Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and than of New York, have lowing, is a tion.

This invention relates to a receptacle placed in shops Where cutting Wastes are lying all over the lioors and which in many cases have caused lires, for the purpose of receiving the refuse of the above and of any character, in such a manner that it will not readily be scattered on the floors. Such a receptacle ia easily placed under the table where the ont ter stands, and after the cuttingr is done, the refuse is pushed down in the reeeptaclr, which closes automatically, and in this way a lire is avoided.

n object of this invention is to provide a refuse receptacle with a cover which can be readily opened for the purpose of deposit-- ing refuse therein, and with on auxiliary oor or cover which can be opened tor they purpose of removing the refuse from the rov ceptacle.

A further object of this invention lio provide a refuse receptacle with a cover which can be opened to place refuse in the receptacle, said cover being automatically closed.

A still further object is to provide a re ceptacle with a main cover for depositing refuse therein, and an auxiliary cover or door which can be opened to remove Jlufso from the receptacle, said cover being adapt door open when ed to normally hold sai once opened, but also adapted to close said is opened.

door when said cover These and further ob]ects, together with combination of parts,

t el construction and W11 bei more 'full described hereinafter and in the claims.

particularly set orth Reference is to be had to the acfximpanying drawings forming a partl of this specilcation, in which similar characters of reference indicate correo ending partsin all the views, and in Wllic w igure l is a perspective View showing the receptacle closed; Fig. 2 is a pernpcctive view taken from the opposite side to that of Fig. 1, showing the cover open; Fig. 3 is a full, clear, and exact (lee-clip invented a new and lni i proved Refusedtccoptacle, ot winch the lol vertical transverse section, :showing` the rcccplaelo entirely cloned 1 Fig. Ll is a side vieu' in r'levntion, partly in auction, showing' the cov" open: Yli'inth if; a lraonicnlar trani versc .feclionyL showing` the door open; hip' ie :l lraginrnl-ary vorl'oal ocction shown the door partly open; and hin". i' is a l'lH nienlary vvrtioal section .showingy lln.- :u `n of the trip on the cover in closingnr the door.

Referring more particularly to the separate parts of this invention as embodied in the forni shown in the drawings, 1 indicatel the body o1 the receptacle, which may be provided willi a bottom 2, located a snllioicnl distance above the. lower nuirgin of the body portion ol the receptacle to forni a lhinge il, which supports the inuin portion oi the receptacle in spaced rola! ion lfroin the ground. ',lhe rrazeplarle if; unido ;ie.'=I'crably of sonic suitable nielnl.

ll will he noted that lin ceplacle, indicated at 1l, p. ,l 1 upnaidly beyond tho ironl and roar limi ol', in :auch a manner that the proirrtiing' rallyes incline toward each other to an apex' al 3.

livotally .wcnred lo the front of the receptacle, as :it l, there is provided a cover T, which aas'unns a noi-nml inclined position, as indicalrd in Figs. l and 3, when. closed, and rests againa.' lho inclined edncu of the sides l. lt will be noted that the cover 7 has dov.'nwoi.dly-ext| iuling llangca or sides t5, which overlap the sides ol' the body portion and thereby forni a complete inrlosure.

The cover T muy be opened in any suitable manner, as b v unions ol a treadle il, which in pivotall)v recul-cd to a bracket l() on the body of the receptacle l, and is connected by means of n .flexible connection, indicated by the chain ll. to a bracket lil secured. to the cover i. 'llie cover` i' is automatically returned to its closed position by means of one or two springs 13, which may be secured to a bracket lei; on the cover 7 at one end anda bracket 15 on the hotly portion ofthe receptacle at the other end.

For the purpose of removing,r the contents of the receptacle therefrom, there may be provided an auxiliary cover or door 16, which is chown to be slidiiigly piloted to the body portion of the receptacle hy means of a rod 17, which extends between i in door 16 and a pair of rods 18, which arc `cured to the door at their ends, and space:

i." a ol' the ren part' i li ift ini A whereby the second cover refieren ngagement "with the first cover, movement oit' the rsticover tooprn position bringing it out of engagement with the second eover whereby thesecond cover returns to cion-ed position.

5. A reeeptzicie havinr an open top, the intermediate portionel ot' the ends boingT at a higher elevation their*` `the sides thereof, a cover pivotally me Merlin position for closing a portion ot' of open top, menne .t'or retaining tho cover in closed poeitioinn rod extending' .iongitudinaiiy of the receptacle, means carried by the second oover in engagement with the rod whereby it may be moved about the rod es e center ond nino moved to different poeitione 'with respect to the rod, the Second cover being adopted to be brought into engagement with the first cover is heid in open ,no ysition, means carried `by the tiret cover for engagement with the second cover whereby opening the first cover moves the second cover and permits it to return to closed position.

6. A receptacle having un open top, the intern'iediute portions ot the ends boing et a higher elevation than tho sides thereof, e cover pivotaliy mounted on the roreptaeie for cloning o portion oi the smid top, a rod extending longitudinally 'ot' the reoiptnoie, e second cover for closing ti i remaining; portion of the seid open top, rods on the second cover engaging the iongitiniihaliy extendno rod Wiiereby the second cover may be move on the rod into engagen'ient with the Erst cover, means; corrie-d by the second cover i'or limiting the motion thereof, Jto

sition, a second cover for closing the remomi ing portion of the open top, a plurality of rode carried by theieeeond cover, means corriod by the receptacle und positioned between the .rods and the said second cover whereby tho said secondcover is permitted movement relatively to the receptacle und into engagement with second cover being provided with trips for engagement with opposite ends of the Second cover whereby, when the rst cover is opened, the second cover will be moved und `iernnittod to return to closed position, there being a suitable catch for engagement with tho second cover whereby it is held in closed position. l

In testimony whereof I have signed my nome to this specification in the presence of two xSubscribing Witnesses.

SIMN MEYROWITZ. it itnessee: i

GABRIEL UPPERMAN, BERNARD Niiotnn.

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